Melissa Molner, of Longmont, faces charges of theft from an at-risk person, identity theft, forgery and possession of a forged instrument.

Molner is out of custody on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. She is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 26.

According to an arrest affidavit warrant, detectives learned that Molner had received six legitimate checks totaling more than $2,000 for her caretaking services during two months over the summer. They also learned that a full checkbook was missing and that Molner had deposited 12 stolen checks totaling more than $3,600, according to the affidavit.

When police confronted Molner in November, she said that she quit the job after the checks for her caretaking work began to bounce and the couple would not reimburse her for the bounced checks.

Molner is a convicted felon with a record dating back to the early 2000s.

Between 2003 and 2013, she has pleaded guilty to theft between $1,000 and $20,000, child abuse, DUI, harassment and possession of methamphetamine, according to Colorado court records.

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